Dove Mountain Health Center - April Picture Updates

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Dove Mountain Health Center - Picture Updates

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Coming Fall 2016 To Your Community

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See photos of our building progress HERE

Dental Assistants Recognition Week

It's Dental Assistant Recognition Week!

We want to let our Dental Assistants around the nation to know how much they are valued and appreciated. March 6-12, 2016 is their week to be shown how much their work means to us. Dental Assistants perform highly technical skilled work under the supervision of dentists in a wide variety of tasks in the dental office, ranging from patient care to administrative duties to laboratory functions.

A message from our Dental Manager at MHC, Daniel Robles - "To all our dental assistants: Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to our dental department. You are awesome!"

Marana Main Health Center Dental Assistants

Ellie Town Health Center Dental Assistants

References:

https://www.adaausa.org/

Eating Disorder Awareness

This week we spread awareness about eating disorders. Have you ever felt full, but could not stop eating? Have you ever been starving of hunger, but denied your body food based on fear of weight gain? Recognizing these symptoms need attention as soon as possible. As we enter National Disorder Awareness Week, February 21-27, educating ourselves on these common disorders allows us to help ourselves and loved ones who are struggling with this issue. The eating disorders are often misunderstood; it is a mental illness, not a lifestyle choice, and it doesn't discriminate.

“In the United States, 20 million women and 10 million men suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder at some time in their life including:"

• Anorexianervosa
• Bulimianervosa
• Binge eating disorder
• Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED)

These disorders can sneak up and be fatal. We want to help people recognize the diagnosis and start the road of recovery to a healthy life. It can be challenging enough without having to face the uncertainty of medical evaluations and insurance approval. These resources will make the process easier, helping you to understand and find the treatment that is right for you or your loved ones. 

Let us strive to make happier, healthy people together.

MHC Healthcare is one of the few community health centers in Arizona with integrated health services allowing us to treat the whole person and manage your physical and mental well-being simultaneously. If you or a loved one is struggling with a eating disorder you can find help at MHC Healthcare's website http://mhchealthcare.org/patient-services/services or call the MHC Counseling & Wellness Center: 520-682-1091

You can also find help and support with the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA): http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support

There are many successful stories filled with hope, recovery, lifestyle changes listed here: http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/node/7366

References:

http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

http://mhchealthcare.org/

Dirt is Moving at Dove Mountain Health Center

MHC Healthcare is making progress with our new Dove Mountain Health Center. More updates to come in the future.

Learn more about what services will be offered here!

National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week

As we end the month of January let’s look at what we know about drugs and alcohol. National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week serves to improve our basic knowledge of these substances and also to get rid of some myths. If you’re curious about any particular drug and its effects, this is the week to educate yourself. Prescription drugs, cocaine, tobacco, and even marijuana are a few drugs that people become addicted to. Here are some examples of topics you can educate yourself with this week!

This week also focuses on teen prevalence and prevention. At least 18.3% of teens have abused just prescription drugs at least once during their short lifetime. This is a scary fact also knowing that half of drug overdoses in the U.S. come strictly from the use of prescription drugs. This is the week to talk to your peers and teens about the facts of drugs and how addictive they can become.

Quick facts:

• Many factors contribute to becoming addicted to drugs, including family, peers, method of use, and the age one begins using a substance.
• Tobacco use is still considered the highest preventable cause of death in the U.S.
• Spending a lot of time alone, lost of interest, nervousness, and even change in eating habits are all signs of drug abuse and addiction.
• E-Cigarettes still have many unknown side-effects due to insufficient information but still have high amounts of nicotine (a highly addictive drug) and users are likely to have a stronger connection with regular tobacco use.

Just take 10 minutes this week to sit down with a friend or a teenager you know and discuss some drug facts that you can find in the links below. This basic knowledge can go long way and make a true difference in their lives.

Sources:

https://teens.drugabuse.gov/drug-facts

http://easyread.drugabuse.gov/content/signs-drug-abuse-and-addiction